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After yesterdays walks in Buttermere we felt that we wanted somewhere a little quieter today so decided to stay "local" and do Wythop Mills' own version of "Twin Peaks"

The car was left behind today as we walked straight from the cottage

Our first summit was to be Ling Fell so we crossed over the bridge and walked up the lane

After a short spell we took the lane up the valley past the school

An accident or nature?

A look over to Sale Fell as we reach the sign to the Copse Road

We are now on what is known as the Copse Road which we followed to it's highest point

A look down into the Vale of Embleton and towards Cockermouth with the Scottish hills visible across the Solway Firth

We have left the Copse road at its highest point and are now climbing towards the summit. On the way we passed a number of old shooting butts now thankfully redundant.

Almost at the summit now

Ling Fell summitt

Looking over Widow Hause towards the NW Fells

And to the Ullock Pike ridge and Skiddaw

Finally to Sale Fell

From Ling Fell we descended to Burthwaite shown here

We then followed the lane past Eskin

Bugle

Looking across the valley to Sale Fell from near Old Scales

Old Scales. It was just past here that we crossed the valley to Church Wood

The path to Church Wood

Walking through Church Wood

Shortly after leaving Church Wood we took this path up the fellside between Lothwaite & Rivings

The head of Wythop valley with Lord's Seat and Broom Fell overlooking it

Approaching the summitt of Lothwaite with Bass Lake below

Looking over Bass Lake to Skiddaw , Ullock Pike and Dodd

Looking back to Lothwaite as we walk to Rivings

Rivings summitt with Sale Fell behind

And with Ling Fell behind

A short stroll soon had us on Sale Fell

Over the years we have probably been on Sale Fell between 15 and 20 times but had never walked this section of the path back to the new church

The new church

Approaching Wythop Mill

And finally ....back to Sty Cottage

For those interested in renting Sty Cottage there is a link on my Links page to the owners website.

Next Walk:       27th May 2008 -- A circuit of Derwentwater from Portincale

Last Walk:       25th May 2008 -- A circuit of Buttermere

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